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Manchester City win FA Cup and Hearts heartbreak at Celtic – Football Weekly

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Sports, Soccer

4.59.4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin, Dan Bardell and Ewan Murray to discuss Manchester City’s FA Cup win and Celtic’s chaotic title celebrations. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:13.5

Hello and welcome for the Guardian Football Weekly. Business end of the season pod,

0:17.2

FAA cup, relegation, Europe and Fitbar, Manchester City win the Cup, a beautiful Antoine Semenio goal in a far from fascinating game, but a cup double for Pep. Could they be the last trophies he wins for cities? Chelsea's seventh successive Cup final defeat, but they have got Jabby Alonzo, a fascinating appointment. Arna Slot must be delighted, although less delighted at Mo Salah throwing under the bus again before his final game at Anfield, if he's picked. And then to the bottom, a win for West Ham would have taken them out of the relegation zone. But they decided not to defend at St James's Park. It's not over. Spurs need a point from their last two games. Surely, surely. Elsewhere, it looks like Carrick will stay at Man United, a fun end of season game with Forrest, with some more handball to discuss. We'll do the race for Europe and then to poor Ewan Murray. We hoped he'd be happy. He won't be hearts three minutes away from winning the Scottish Premiership, but they couldn't hold on. Celtic won in at the end, a grim premature pitch invasion, but another title for Martin O'Neill. We'll do all that, answer your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

1:18.7

On the panel today, Dan Bardell, welcome.

1:19.9

Hello, Max.

1:21.2

Hello, John Bruin.

1:22.7

Hello, Max.

1:24.7

And good morning, Barry Glendening.

1:25.7

Hi, Max.

1:28.7

Let's begin at Wembley then with the FA Cup final.

1:30.5

Chelsea Nile, Manchester City won,

1:35.5

Antoine Sermenio's little back heel in the 72nd minutes.

1:37.4

So Man City winner domestic cup double.

1:40.1

The fewest shots in a cup final, Barry,

1:42.4

since Opta started taking stats.

1:43.7

It wasn't a classic.

1:45.2

No.

1:47.0

Even going into it,

1:51.3

it's probably the least interested I've been in an FA Cup final that I can remember since I started watching football.

1:56.2

I love the FA Cup.

1:57.3

Are you saying the magic's gone?

1:58.1

Are you saying?

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